Retainer



Nov; 11925- l '5. is. bELAMAR RETAINER subject Patented Nov. 10, 19.25. u

y 1,560,66fiA UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFIcE.

nLnAn s.' Denman, or DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.

RETAINER.

Substitute Afor application Serial No. 89,97, filed April, 1916. This applieaton. filed June- 18, 1924.

To "aU whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known tlat I, Ennio S. DELMAR, a citizen of the ll'nited States, .residing 'at Durham., in the county of Durham `and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in-Retainergof which the following'is a specification. i

This invention relates to necktie holders, and more particularly to a device of this nature which is adapted to be fitted in place, and used to retain a. neektie" in the proper position during the securing of the ycollar and the knotting of the tie; said invention is identical with the invention constituting the matter of my abandoned application, Serial No. 89,976, filed April 8th 1916 and allowed July 26th 1916.

An object of my inventionl is to proridi-av device which may be fitted in place upon a turn-over collar to positively hohl a necktie between the flaps of the collar until the tie has been knotted, and may then be removed.

A further object is to so construct the device that it lmay be fashionedfrom a sin lle length of strap metal requiring onl that t ie :piece be bent and looped to take t ie proper form, and which may be fitted to and re` moved from the collar Without injury to Vthe fabric 'orl soiling of thecollar, and which will prevent straining or tearing of the huttonholes or tabs of the collar.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention eonslsts in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawings and then more particularly pointed out in theclailns.

In the drawings :f-

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View taken through a collar and tie withthe device fitted in place in the operative relation.

Figi e 2 is a' perspective. view of the device detached from the collar. y y In the construction of the device, a single piece of strap metal is folded and looped so that various portions thereof will lie in substantially parallel planes, and in the shapf ing of the strip, the body portion 1 is formed to have greater length than the extreme width of the inner flap ci the standard collar upon which the device is to be used. This body portion l is formed adjacent one end ot' Athe strip, and the extreme end is looped over to form the mounting hook 2.

The continued'length of the strip is looped upwardly as at S `to provide the front extension 4 which is disposed to lie i-n a puralle andspaced-.apart relationwith respect to thebody portion 1,-the strip being then looped over as at, 5 so that this front extension is of less length than the body portion 1, the folding down of the metal forming tlie back portion G of the tie retaining loop,

whieh is -formed hy again looping the strip upwardly as at| 8, this loop 8 being,r formed somewhat above the `loop 3.

The bill of' the hookl portion forming the mounting hook is hentslightly inwardly as shown at E) so that the space between the body portion 1 and the hill is slightly constricted rather than flared. The extreme upper end o`t` the tie retainingfg` loop is folded orer as at 10, this beinthT the remaining end ot' the strip and the looping over ot' the salue forming amnooth end which will pro- 1 11 of the .collar and by' moving thev parts endwise upwardly, the front` extension -i will be brought to a position of hearing,T against the. inner side ot the flap 11, and the tie. 12 will he carried up between the inner and outer flaps 1l and 13, the looped end 10|`ofthe tie retaining,r portion having bearing against the inner side ol the outer flap 13 of the collar. and consequently preventing displacement of the tie bet\\'e`en .;this looped 'portion 10 and the outer flap ,13. `Then the device has heen moved to a relation that the bill 9 of the mounting hook portion 2 is above the rolled edge 14 ot the-collar,'the inherent flexibility ofA the metal will cause -thehody portion .1 to spring back aeainst the flap l1 so that the bill 9 of the hooi will fit 'over the upper rolled edge 14 of the collar, as the device is drawn downwardly thus loa mounting the parts insuch relation that the tie l2 will be held against` movement from the position betweenthe flaps 11 and 13 byk the looped portions ofthe device, and the device itself will be held against downward displacement by-\thehook 2...- With this itting of title parts, the collar'may be placed' upon the neck band and buttoned and then the tie may be lvrnotted, the device hpldmg the tie in such a relation that twistin of the same or displacement to become we ged f between the .flaps of the collar is prevented` Wardly to raise the bill 9 of the mounting hook 2 above the top rolled edge 14 of the collar, after which the body portion l may be sprung to move the bill 9 inwardly beyond the plane of the side of the flap 1l and doivnivard'pulling action exerted upon the "device Willeause the bill portion 9 to be carried to a relation that it will bear against the liap 11 and then continue movement in the same direction will vvihdravY the device from the fitted relation, removing the body portion l from between the inner i'lap ll and the neckband of the shirt and withdrawing the portions generallyV indicated at 4, 6, andi' from between 'the flaps il and v13, thelooped formation 10 causing the end of the tie retaining portion to ride between the tie 12 and the outer flap 13 without injury to either of these portions.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that I lhave provided a device which is very simple and inexpensive in its Icost and in the construction and manufacture oi. the saine, and fvvhich'will at the same time very efiiciently perform the function for which it is intended, and While I have herein shown and. described only one specific form of the. device, itI will be understood that modifications and vvari-ations may be resorted to in the forming y and the relative arrangement of the parts ,Without departing from the spirit and scope 1 1f my invention, and'hence-l do not wish to Abe limited to the exact disclosure but only l to .suchpoints as may be set 'forth `in the el aims..

I claim:

1. A necktie retainer to vbe fitted to a collar to hold a necktie in place thereon during the knotting of.. the same and to be subsequently removed which retainer has a portion arran ed to be received over the upper edge of t ,e collar to aid in the holding action. 4 2. A necktieretainer comprising a necktie engaging portion and portions embracing a hook arranged to be received over the upper edge ofthe collar formed to hold the device upon a collar to retain the necktie in the proper positioning thereon during l,the knotting of the same and to subsequently permit removal of the device.v

3. A neclrtie retainer comprising a single piece of sheet metal shaped to form a necktie receiving portion adapted to'` be fitted between the flaps to a turn-over collar Aand a portion to be fitted to the collar over the' upper edge thereof to retain the device in a positioning to hold the necktie in the proper relation until the knotting of the same has been completed after which the device may be removed. y

4. A neektie retainer comprising avsingle strip of sheet metal shaped to provide a body portion having a tie retaining loop disposed atone side thereof, Said parts being so arranged' thata necktie maybe fitted to the tie retaining loo is iitted in place wil be held between the flaps of a turn-over collar, and a portion of' said strip shaped to provide a mounting hook to be received o ver the upper edge of the collar to removably secure the device in place on a collar.

5. A necktie retainer comprising :i single and when the device r strip of sheet metal shaped at one end to` provide a mounting hookand having a straight body portion adjacent this mounting hook, the strip looped to forni a front extension and then shaped to providev zi` tie retaining loop, and said portions being so arranged that the-device may be fitted to a turn-over collar ivith aN tie in the retaining 1loop so that the necktie will be held between the outer yand inner flaps of the collar and the device will be maintained in place by the mounting hook;

ln testimony whereof l aiiix my signature.

ELDAD' S. DELAMAR. 

